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Does anyone else hear and feel a shudder when taking off from a complete stop? The previous owner said that the dealership swapped several parts and made multiple attempts to repair, but the warranty ran out before the problem was solved.
I was assured that it is a common thing for the S90 and that it is not going to cause a driveline failure.
Any one else???
Mac
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It is a very common problem.
One thing you can try is adjusting the center support bearing. You can adjust the big plate lower towards the ground. Or shim the center part closer to the body.
You can use washers as shims.
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1996 850 turbo
Warranty ran out??? Not sure why a warranty would be on a 10 year old car but if it was, you can't stop fixing something that was identified while the warranty was valid. If my TV breaks during the warranty period, the the TV repair guy starts repairs, that problem will be fixed under the cost of the warranty.
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I hear what you're saying about how a problem existing during the warranty period should be covered until it is fixed. It is an old car and I am not the original owner. From what Tech said it sounds like this noise is caused by the motor or tranny mounts sagging. Makes sense, and makes it a wear and tear issue.
This weekend I will have the old S90 on a lift to replace the swaybar bushings and drop-links that arrived in the mail today. While in the air, I can throw some washers on top of the carrier bearing to see if it fixes the problem. I'll post the results...
So, I got the S90 in the air and there were already 2 washers installed. So I installed one more at each bolt hoping that it would fix the problem. I think it actualy made it worse. It looks like my next purchase will be a new carrier bearing. :-(
Removed washers from the shaft support, and it did help a little. The good news is that I think I found the cause of this vibration. The drive shaft has been installed off by one spline. I was not able to re-align because I didn't have the tools and I was laying on the ground. I hope to get it on a lift this weekend.
Question: Do I have to replace the shaft bearing when I replace the shaft support?
I am not 100% I think so though. I think you could only replace the rubber on the older cars.
I believe on the 960 there is a allen set screw you need to remove to get the driveshafts apart.
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1987 Ford mustang LX Coupe 5.0
1995 Yellow T5-RM yes Manual
1996 850 turbo
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Driveline Shudder
